Philosophy

"What you think I am...I become."
Children will either live up to or down to the expectations we set for them. This statement truly captures the essence of what Raising Expectations is all about. For far too long children that live in certain communities have been neglected and told of how little they can accomplish in life simply because of circumstances outside of their control. By creating an atmosphere of support, encouragement and broadened life experiences, we are preparing children who have heavy odds stacked against for success. We do this by offering a wide range of programming that addresses the social, academic and mental needs of children and youth. Furthermore, we believe that change happens over time and in order to help children prepare for success we must begin working with them at young ages and continue those relationships until the completion of their academic careers.

What Makes Us Unique?

· Annual Program
· Combining Academic Tutoring with Discovery Programs that are geared toward broadening students life lens.
· Maintaining open and receptive lines of communication between teachers, counselors and parents of each student through our Educational Alliance Initiative. · Provides opportunities to expand and/or discover talents in the Summer Pathfinder Program, which also works to keep students mentally active throughout the summer months.
· Provides Volunteer Internships where college students are afforded the opportunity to learn job skills.
· Offers students the opportunity to problem solve, use critical thinking and kindness through Community Service Learning Activities.
· Parent participation through the Parent Involvement Collaborative.
· Establish Community Collaborative Alliances with like minded nonprofit organizations and businesses in an effort to trade resources.
· Transition graduating eighth grade students into Raising Expectations II, a program that focuses on academic support, career exploration, financial knowledge, community development and peer mentoring.